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Take away the 43 2/3 consecutive scoreless innings, the long blond hair and his SoCal cool vibe on the mound, and Zack Greinke remains tied to his Apopka roots. He might pitch close to a different Orange County now, on the opposite coast, but the way he goes about his business follows a game plan he learned as a lanky teenager baffling batters for Apopka High. "He could pitch at 86 [mph], and then all of a sudden, you'd see 94 when he needed it,'' said Sonny Wise, his former coach with the Blue Darters. "He had a knee-buckling breaking ball. "When he wanted to, you were not going to hit him.'' Not many major-leaguers are now, certainly not enough...

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A baseball umpire trainee runs toward first base to get into position to make a call during an instructional camp session at Compton Community College. The umpire camp is operated by Major League Baseball and includes on-field and classroom instruction.

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CHICAGO (AP) — Jacoby Ellsbury and Mark Teixeira homered against Jeff Samardzija, and the New York Yankees pounded the Chicago White Sox 12-3 on Sunday.
Stephen Drew added three hits and four RBIs, helping the AL East-leading Yankees close out a 6-4...

NEW YORK (AP) — Lucas Duda homered twice and hit a tiebreaking double in the seventh inning after newcomer Yoenis Cespedes was walked intentionally, leading the New York Mets to a come-from-behind 3-2 victory over the Washington Nationals on Saturday...

CHICAGO (AP) — Melky Cabrera and Alexei Ramirez homered and John Danks struck out eight as the Chicago White Sox beat the New York Yankees 8-2 on Saturday night.
Danks (6-8) held the Yankees to a run and three hits in 5 2/3 innings. He walked four but...

BOSTON (AP) — Travis Shaw hit his first two major league homers and went 4-for-4 with five runs scored and four RBIs to lead the Boston Red Sox past the Tampa Bay Rays 11-7 on Saturday.
Xander Bogaerts had four hits and three RBIs, and Rusney...

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NEW YORK — Yoenis Cespedes put on a scintillating show at Citi Field while winning the 2013 Home Run Derby. Now he has two months to power the Mets into the playoffs.Eagerly chasing offense as the clock ticked down on Friday's trade deadline, the Mets...

Right-handed pitcher Gavin Pittore became the third member of the Wesleyan baseball team to sign a professional contract, agreeing to terms with the Dodgers Thursday.What makes Pittore's signing so different is that he was a junior on the 2015 Wesleyan...

CHICAGO (AP) — Mark Teixeira homered from both sides of the plate for the record 14th time, hitting his 10th grand slam and a two-run homer that led the New York Yankees over the Chicago White Sox 13-6 Friday night.
Teixeira had his second straight...

BOSTON (AP) — The Red Sox held onto Mike Napoli at the trading deadline, and he responded a few hours later with a two-run homer off the top of the Green Monster that led Boston over the Tampa Bay Rays 7-5 on Friday night.
The Red Sox had...

NEW YORK (AP) — New fan favorite Wilmer Flores hit a leadoff homer in the 12th inning to give the New York Mets a 2-1 victory over the Washington Nationals on Friday night in the opener of a pivotal series between the top teams in the NL East.
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NEW YORK (AP) — Justin Upton hit a three-run homer through a driving rain with two outs in the ninth inning, and the San Diego Padres stunned the New York Mets 8-7 Thursday as they overcame a six-run deficit during a game delayed nearly four hours by...

ARLINGTON, Texas (AP) — Josh Hamilton delivered a game-ending RBI single with two outs in the ninth inning and the Texas Rangers beat the AL East-leading New York Yankees 7-6 on Thursday night.
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BOSTON (AP) — Adam Eaton opened the game with a home run, Jose Quintana pitched 6 1-3 solid innings and the Chicago White Sox beat the Boston Red Sox 9-2 on Wednesday night for their seventh straight win.
Eaton and Melky Cabrera both had three hits,...

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Adrian Beltre had two hits and scored twice...

NEW YORK (AP) — Justin Upton homered and drove in three runs and Yonder Alonso also connected as the San Diego Padres beat the New York Mets 7-3 on Wednesday night despite three long balls from Lucas Duda.
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